Machine for papering houses, etc., and for washing windows



May 28, 1935. Y T. P. GREENE 2,002,633

MACHINE FOR PAPERING HoUEs, ETC., AND FOR WASHING WINDOWS Filed Dec. 15,1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 JWE/VfO/i a; f'reape.

May- 28, 1935.

T. P. GREENE Filed Dec. 15, 1953 MACHINE FOR PAPERING HOUSES ETC. ANDFOR WASHING WINDOWS 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Zine/van- 750 4a fi-ee a PatentedMay 28, 1935 UNITED STATES 'MACHINE FOR PAPERING HOUSES, E'rd,

AND FOR WASHING WINDOWS Thomas P. Greene, bion, Tenn.ApplicatienyDecember 15,1933, Serial No. 702,462

"15 Claims. 01. 216-7) This application is a continuation in part .of

my pending application, Serial No.1557 ,555, filed August 17, 1931.

This inventionrelates to wall paper handling devices, and moreparticularly to a device of this kind in which a brushisused forsmoothing the paper on the wall or ceiling, and which device hasassociated withthe brush clamping and supporting means by which initialattachment of the paper to the wall or ceiling may be more readilyaccomplished and thereafter the paper be supported of guided duringsubsequent attachment.

. .Italso relates to pivotal means for initially sup.- porting the paperwhere the device is used for papering a ceiling, wherebythe paper 'maybe aligned prior to any attachment to the ceiling and to the details ofconstruction by meansof which such aligning means are made available.

It further relatesto means by which the paper may .be initiallyclam-pedand the release of such clamping effected, withoutlaterinterference with the movement of the brush partsin applying the paperand to various improvements in details of construction of such devices.

1 Among the objectsof my inventionare:

. To provide releasable means for securing to the device the paper to beapplied andior pivotally holding the brush portions of the device,whereby alignment of the paper is made possible prior to securing it atthe start of applying ,rnovement. To provide'means for securing thepaper to; the device and for releasing the paperandremoving the securingmeans from interfering positions.

To provide means for supporting the paper in advance .of the brushparticularly where paper is being applied "to theceiling. I

To provide means for supporting the brush and paper supported thereby inapplying ceiling paper, and, for adjusting the support for varyingheights of ceilings; and generally, q

To improve the design and construction of such adevice. p

.Fig, 1 is'a rear elevation of the brush portion of the device; I H

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same part; Fig; 3 is .a section takenon the line III- III;,of

Fig. 2 showing positioning and actionof the pa per clamp; v Fig. 4 is. aperspective view of the device with paper supporting roller attached;

5 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan View of one end of the rollershowingatucking device for the edge of.the paper;

jjFig. (Elisa frontelevation of the devioe showf ing the adjustablesupport therefor;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the supporting parts; and

Fig. 8 a fragmentary section taken as on the line VIII-VIII of Fig. 6.Fig.9 is a rear elevation; and

Fig. 10 is an end elevation showing a modified form of the paper-clampholding means.

Referring now .to the drawings in which the various parts are indicatedby numerals, I0 is an elongatedbrush and H the brush bar. I2 is a yokewhich includes a horizontal portion which iszturnably secured in a clampI3. I4 is a clamping screw andnut which maybe loosened to per- 'mitturning movement in the clamp l3, or be tightened to. hold the device inany desired position or angle relative to such clamp. Also the clampingscrew l4 may be loosened and the yoke l2 be shifted therethrough so thatthe clamp will occupy the position ISA, or 13B to align the brushparallel with the handle.

Preferably the clamp I3 is pivotally secured to the, upper end of thehandle, ease of turning preferably being accomplished through ballbearings -16.

This movement however is extremely limited, such limit being effected bymeans of a part I! integral with the clamp and depending therebelow pastthe ball bearings It. l8, l8 are'pins or lugs extending outward from asleeve l9 onthe upper. end of -the handle I5 and spaced slightly apartto permit such limited movement.

12!}, 2 1 are paper holding clips which are turnably,orhingedly,;mounted on the arms of the yoke l2. These clips arerespectively held in clamping engagement with the bar II, as by springs22, 23 and may be Withdrawn from such engagement by means of cords 24,25 which pass through pulleys 26, 21 and turn downward along the handlel5. Preferably the two cords are joined into a single cord as at 28,thereby forming a loop which may be engaged over a pin 29, to hold theclips in disengaged position. When fully disengaged the clips willoccupy positions indicated by the dotted position 2| A of the clip 2| inFig. 3 and will thereby be entirely removed from interference with thepaper.

3G is w angle iron clamp secured to and carried by the upper ends ofthe: yoke arms and which'lies alongthe backof the brush bar I I and issubstantially coextensive in length, therewith.

Also secured to the arms of the yoke I2, as by welding, are brackets3|,which extend beneath the brush bar I! and pivotally support such baras through pins 32. 33 are tension springs having their opposite endssecured to the brush bar and the bracket 3 I, and which hold the brushbar II against the angle iron clamp 30.

In Figs. 9 and 10 a modification is shown in which similar parts aredesignated by the same numerals with the addition of the letter A. Inthis form the brush bar IIA is hinged to the yoke I2A by hinges 32A andis held to clamp the paper 80A against the clamp MA by a cord 8I securedto the back of the brush bar I l and passing over a pulley B2 suitablycarried by the yoke I2A and thence down handle I5A to accessibleposition where it may be secured as on pin 83.

34 is a cufi secured to the horizontal leg of the angle 30, as bywelding, 35 is a pivot pin which is slidably mounted in the cuff 33,which pin may be moved upward as to the dotted'position 35A by means ofa chain or cord 36, which chain is secured to the lower end of the pin,passes over a pulley 3i and thence downward along the handle I5. Thechain when moved to advance the pin is engaged with and held by aretaining clip 36A.

38 is a rod extending from one end of the angle 39 to the other thereofand having its ends carried by integral portions 39 of the angle.Slidably mounted on the rod 38 are sleeves 40, 4 I, to which cuffs 42,43 respectively are attached as by means of pivot pins 44-, 45. 46 is apencil slidably mounted in the cuff 42, and i! is a cutting wheelsimilarly mounted in the cuii 43, either or both of which may be movedupward beyond the brush. Also the cufis i2 and 43 may be turned abouttheir respective pivot pins to move them into inoperative position. The

sleeves til, ZI may be slid along the rod 38 to.

effect lateral positioning. When either the pencil or the cutting wheelare extended, or the sleeves are shifted they are preferably held insuch positions by frictional engagement of the related parts, thoughother securing means may be used should it be so desired.

50 is a bracket which is disposed around the handle I5, and supported bya collar 50A, and 5| a similar bracket slidably mounted thereon.Pivotally secured to these brackets are arms 52, 53 respectively, in theupper ends of which arms, pins 54 extending from a roller 55, arejournalled. A rod 56 extends downward along the handle I5 through meansof which the clip Si is shifted upward or downward to adjust thehorizontal positioning of the roller 55. Such rod permits limitedturning movement of the roller assembly relative to the handle.

Disposed below and substantially parallel with the roller 55 is a rod5'I which is carried by the arms 53. Turnably mounted on this rod andmovable there along, is a guide bar 58 which may be turned to the dottedposition 58A to form a guide for one edge of the paper. At one end ofthe roller is a tucker 59, which tucker is substantially U shaped invertical section and is positioned with the open edge of the U upward.Such tucker forms a guide for the downwardly turned edge 60 of a stripof paper resting on the roller. 7 I

The lower end of the handle I5 is detachably supported in a stand, inwhich I0 is a three wheeled base, II is a post supported by the base and72 brace arms, the post H being readily disengageable from both thebrace arms and the base. Adjustably carried by the post II is a handlesocket 13 which may be moved upward and downward along the post byloosening a set screw I i, and be clamped by such screw in any desiredposition. The socket I3 includes a cup shaped portion 75 in which isdisposed a compression spring I6 upon which the lower end of the handlerests. Secured to the upper end of the post II, is a bracket '5! havingan offset portion I8 through which the handle I5 is slidable. I9 is aclamping screw by which the offset portion I8 of the bracket may beclamped to the handle I5.

-In using the device for papering a ceiling it is set up substantiallyin the form shown in Fig. 6, the handle I 5 is moved by loosening thescrew 74 until the brush is engaged with the ceiling and the screw '14is clamped to hold it in such position of adjustment, the clamping screw19 being left for the time being untightened. Handle I5 is depressedagainst the pressure of the spring 75 to move the brush a slightdistance away from the ceiling and is clamped by the screw I9 in suchposition. The handle I5 and post 1| thus secured together are detachedfrom the base and lowered to receive a strip of paper to be applied tothe ceiling. This paper is placed over the brush substantially in theposition indicated by the numeral 88 in Fig. 2 and the end clampedbetween the brush bar I I and the angle iron clamp 33. The device withpaper so attached is then replaced in the base .and moved to a positionto bring one edge of the paper so secured into proper position adjacentthe ceiling and usually near one wall of the room. -The pivot point 35is then extended into engagement with the ceiling by means of the chain36 and is held as nearly as may be possible in such position byengagement of the chain links between the prongs of the chain clip 36A.The clamping screw I9 is then released and spring 16 is allowed to holdthe pivot point firmly against the ceiling the brush however being stillslightly away therefrom. With the pivot point thus engaged the paper ata point remote from the press device is lifted by a brush or otherdevice almost against the ceiling and is shifted to properly align thepaper for its subsequent attachment to the ceiling. In aligning thepaper, the brush I0 freely turns about the pivot point 35 and ball jointto permit such alignment. The brush handle is then grasped by theoperator and detached from the base, the pivot pin is released and thebrush moved upward to contact and engage the paper with the ceiling inproper position.

In accomplishing this engagement the brush is pushed solidly against theceiling, and is moved in thedirection '(Fig. 2), of the pivot pin. Suchmovement pulls the brush bar II away from the angle iron clamp 30releases the clamping action accomplished on the paper by these parts,and permits the paper to be detached from the clamp and the end portionthereof to be secured to the ceiling. The remaining action in placingthe paper is the usual one accomplished by a paperer with an ordinarytype of brush. It will of course be understood thatwhere the clamping iseffected by coaction between the angle iron clamp 30 and brush bar IIthat the clamping clips 20, 2| are moved into inoperative position anddo not interfere with this disengagement of the brush bar.

Should it be desired the pencil 46 may be extended above the brush,shifted to desired position relative to the end of the brush and thedevice used to scribe a guiding line along the ceiling. Also the cuttingwheel d1 may be similarly moved above the brush and laterally positionedand be used for cutting along a desired line which may be the linepreviously penciled. After such respective usesboth preferably areturned about wall surface causes trouble Io prevent such troubletheedgeof the paper maybe turned into the U shaped tucker 59 ofFigs. A;and 5 and,be

Q held-away from the wall duringsuchmovement. Asuitable brush is laterused to complete the engagement of the turned down portion pf 1 thepaper with the wallsurface. 1

In placing paper on walls ,theupper end of the paper is laidover the topof the brushwith the paper hanging straight down along the side of thebrush bar H and the clips 20, 2| are engaged with such paper to hold andsupport it in such position. Preferably for such use the handle I5 isdetached from the base post as well as from the base. The paper so heldis brought against the wall and the portion above the clips contactedwith the wall. If desired the screw l4 may be released and the yoke l2may be adjusted to angularly position the brush relative to the handleso that such wall attachment may be more readily accomplished. Afterattachment of the paper the clips 20, 2| are pulled around to the dottedposition indicated by 2|A in Fig. 3 and not only thereby release thepaper for attachment but are themselves removed from interference withthe placing of the paper and subsequent securing of the paper on theWall may be therefore accom-' plished in usual manner.

In using the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10, after paper is moved and heldagainst ceiling or wall by brush IOA, cord BI is loosened to releasepaper from clamping action and after such release is again secured onpin 83 to hold brush bar against clamp 30A.

It will be understood also that while use of the pin as a pivot point isdesirable, it is possible to accomplish in a way the same action, bymerely allowing the brush to swing on the ball bearing IS, without useof the pin.

Also it is possible to loosen the clamp screw 19 and permit pivoting ofthe handle in the socket, or even to allow handle and post clamped to.-gether to turn in socket of base 10, while maintaining positioning andstability of such parts by means of the base, anyone of such actionspermitting pivotal movement of the brush assembly with relation to thebase.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a brush, paper clamping meansassociated therewith, a handle for said brush, a base for supportingsuch handle and brush, a pivot pin, positioned adjacent a side of saidbrush, and means for advancing and releasably holding said pin beyondthe level of said brush.

2. In a device of the character described, a brush, paper clamping meansassociated therewith, a handle for said brush, a base for support ingsuch handle and brush, a pivot pin, positioned adjacent a side of saidbrush, means for advancing and releasably holding said pin beyond thelevel of said brush, and resilient means interposed between said basesupport and said handle.

3. In a device of the character described, a brush, paper clamping meansassociated therewith, a handle for said brush, a pivot pin positionedadjacent a side of said brush, and means for advancing and releasablyholding said pin beyond the level of said brush.

I, 4 Inga device? of the character described; .a brush, paper clampingmeans associated therewith, a pivot pin positioned ,,adjacent. .aasiderlof said brush, means for advancing. and releasably holding saidpin beyond the level of said brush, a handle; a base forsupporting saidhandle, and pivot'means securing said brush to said handle.

. 5. In. -a .device of the character described, a brush,,paperclampingmeans associated therewith, a handlefor said brush, a .base, areleasable post, means adjustablycarried by said post for supporting,Saidhandle and brush, a pivot pin positioned adjacent a side of saidbrush, and means for advancing and resiliently holdingsaid pin beyondthelevel of said brush,

' 6. In a device of the character described, a brush having a barportion, and a handle therefor, a pair of clips hingedly mounted on theback of said bar and adapted to extent around opposite ends of said barinto clamping engagement with, the front of said bar, spring meansurging said clips into such clamping engagement and means forwithdrawing said clips from such engagement and from around the ends ofsaid bar.

'7. In a device of the character described, a brush having a barportion, and handle therefor, a pair of clamping clips hingedly mountedon the back of said bar and adapted to extend around opposite ends ofsaid bar into clamping engagement with the front of said bar, springmeans urging said clips into such clamping engagement and means forwithdrawing, and holding in withdrawn position, said clips from suchengagement and from around the ends of said bar.

around the opposite ends of said bar into clamping engagement with thefront of said bar, spring means urging said clips into such clampingengagement, and joint means for withdrawing said clips from suchengagement and from around the ends of said bar, said withdrawing meansextend- 1 ing along said handle.

9. In a device of the character described, a handle, a clamp membercarried by said handle, brackets carried by said handle, a brush havinga bar portion, pivot means securing the ends of 1 said bar to saidbrackets, and springs urging said brush bar against said clamp member.

10. In a device ofthe character described, a handle, a clamp memberrigidly carried by said handle, a brush having its bar portion hingedlycarried by said handle, said bar portion being adapted to liesubstantially flat against said clamp member, with the bristles of saidbrush projecting beyond said member, and springs urging said brush baragainst said clamp member.

11. In a device of the character described, a handle-carried brush,paper clamping means associated therewith, a paper supporting rollercarried by said handle and positioned laterally away from said brush,and a tucker carried at one end of said roller, said tucker beingsubstantially U shaped in vertical section and positioned with the openedge of the U upward, whereby to form of paper resting on the roller.

12. In a device of the character described, a

handle-carried brush, paper clamping means associated therewith, markingmeans carried by said brush, said means being longitudinally adjustablealong said brush and outwardly adjustable, whereby to project beyond theends of the bristles of said'brush and means for clamping said markingmeans in adjusted position.

- 13. In a device of the character described,a brush, a handle for saidbrush, a paper supporting roller carried by said handle, said rollerbeing laterally spaced from said brush, means, axially aligned with saidhandle, disposed between said brush and the support for said roller,pivotally connecting said handle and brush, and means limiting suchpivotal movement whereby to permit limited pivotal adjustment betweensaid brush and said roller.

14. In a device of the character described, a handle-carried brush,paper clamping means associated therewith, a paper supporting rollercarried by said handle and pushed laterally away fromsaid brush, an edgeguiding means for said paper, said guiding means being movable tocooperative position with said roller, and shiftable longitudinallytherealong.

15. In a device of the character described, a handle, a clamp memberrigidly carried by said handle, a brush having its bar portion hingedlycarried by said handle, said bar being adapted to lie substantially flatagainst said clamp member, with the bristles of said brush projectingbeyond said member, and means holding said brush bar against said clampmember.

THOMAS P. GREENE.

